Arizona Blog

Last week we had lots to celebrate. First, Governor Brewer signed HB2823, our Teaching and Principal Effectiveness Act into law. This was great news, as we are confident this law is a step towards ensuring all of Arizona's students have access a quality education.

We then had the pleasure of welcoming our new Executive Director, John Fisher to our team!

Recently a group of 10 parents from Bernard Black, accompanied by Principal Santiago Williams and Assistant Principal Cynthia Bernarki, paid a visit to the Roosevelt School Board meeting to support fellow team leaders, grandparents Lydia Mena and Ms. Ely, as they gave a public comment to the school board. They formerly introduced themselves as part of Stand for Children team and expressed how much they look forward to collaborating with members from the school board to ensure RSD students have an excellent education. 

Why Do I organize in Roosevelt?

Over the past year, my perspective on organizing has changed tremendously.

The girl who once walked through the door at Stand for Children eager to master the art of organizing in order to inspire and help others, changed the minute I began to organize in the Roosevelt School District. I soon realized that it is the parents, teachers, and community members who inspire me and give me the constant push to find the true leaders within Roosevelt to continue to move it forward.

I had the pleasure of reading to Ms. Holthe’s second grade class at ASU Prep for Read Across America this past week. Read Across America is an annual event put on by the National Education Association (NEA) to bring awareness to reading. The event is celebrated in schools on March 2nd, the birthday of the much loved author, Dr. Seuss.  According to their website, a task force was created by the NEA and the event was born: "We hold pep rallies to get kids excited about football. We assemble to remember that Character Counts.